Author Profile - Graham Porter ( 9596 Posts )

When I saw MK Dons had hit five I thought surely Alan Smith must have got one of them.

I might have known better, as the fact they’d hit five should have tipped me off to the obvious….Smith was out injured!

A rubbish weekend looming without Newcastle United and we bring you random ‘interesting’ top betting tips, including Alan Smith to score!

Wallsend Boys Club helped produce 3 of NUFC’s youth team, sign their petition and do your bit to help them save the vital youth services they help to provide in North Tyneside.

I hope Cheick takes heart from his contribution and his obvious courage and self-belief, unlike Arsenal’s cowardly Gervinho who maybe appropriately missed the fatal 9th Ivory Coast penalty, the bottler waiting until there was only the keeper and one other outfield player as well as him.

Papiss Cissé on Demba Ba’; “We know each other well and he can be my big brother in England”.

Cissé came to play WITH Demba Ba NOT replace him, just read his words and believe.

Cheick Tiote’s Ivory Coasters cruised into the final of the African Nations Cup with a 1-0 win over Mali.

Tune in to ITV4 at 7pm this Sunday to see a Toon player at last lift a trophy!

Newcastle finished off deserved winners but we were left counting our blessings as the strike force blasted back into toon.

Credit as always to Colo and Krul but look at the names of the goalscorers, Ba as always but in Papiss Cissé we look to have a true number nine once more.

Watching Best and Shola on Wednesday I just don’t see what we have to lose by throwing the Senegal pair straight in.

Victory is a must and we fancy Demba and the boys to deliver.

The suspended Yohan Cabaye has been replaced by the versatile Raylor (Ryan Taylor) in the only change.

Will be interesting to see if Alan Pardew keeps same formation with Raylor a straight swap for Cabaye or whether he changes things around to freshen it up after two defeats.

Newcastle United’s Yohan Cabaye has been charged with violent conduct following an incident in The FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Brighton.

I’d be very surprised if our French playmaker doesn’t appeal as very hard to show intent with that incident.